Zalman ZM50-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler Review
Feb 12, 2003 - Frosty No.1338
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The ZM50-HP cooler has a slightly less complex appearance than its larger brother, but
is based upon the same principles and construction methods.
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Taisol CGK760172A Copper Base Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1335
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Cold forging is a process by
which metal is shaped within a closed die with continuous pressure, or
impact.
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Eumax EU01 Copper Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1334
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As the Eumax EU01 is composed of two separate sets of components - a copper base and many thin copper fins - the thermal interface between these two components is very important.
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Coolsonic CS1672A Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1333
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
It's hard not to be a little impressed each time a TMD fan spins up creating
its distinctive whirling sound.
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Coolsonic CS1662K Copper Skive Heatsink Review
Feb 05, 2003 - Frosty No.1332
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Skive technology for those who are unfamiliar with the term is based on a few
principles which make it exceptionally good for heatsinks.
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Thermal Integration TI-T707TN Heatsink Review
Jan 29, 2003 - Frosty No.1329
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Stick a nice big cylinder of copper into the center of a radial fin heatsink and you have one very unique Pentium 4 cooler.
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CPUmate DIA-10500 Heatpipe P4 Heatsink Review
Jan 28, 2003 - Frosty No.1325
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As a new company in a highly competitive market which is often "cut throat," innovation is the only way to survive, and thrive.
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Taisol CCP445172 Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Jan 28, 2003 - Frosty No.1327
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
he one-piece folded copper fin is folded and
soldered to the thick copper base.
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Eumax DW-45 Copper Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Jan 27, 2003 - Frosty No.1326
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
However, just like adding a super fast fan to an everyday heatsink to improve cooling performance, making that same heatsink out of just copper is another
shortcut.
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Akasa AK821 Copper Base Heatsink Review
Jan 25, 2003 - Frosty No.1324
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
With the copper insert
the Akasa AK821 makes direct contact with a metal which
has a high thermal conductivity.
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NengTyi KA03 Copper Heatsink Review
Jan 22, 2003 - Frosty No.1413
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The copper fins have been bonded to the base of this heatsink with solder making for what should be a very efficient thermal interface.
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Zalman ZM80A-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler Review
Jan 22, 2003 - Frosty No.1323
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Each component in the ZM80A-HP package is well
finished, and the instructions (which are a must read) are clear, concise, and
illustrated very well.
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Arkua 838T-7G 2U Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Dec 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1312
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Blessed with a very efficient fin design, and solid copper core, let's see
just how well this little heatsink performs!
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Tocools Regal Pentium 4 Heatsink Review
Dec 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1297
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
This is a factor brought about by Extrusion technology, and to circumvent
this, Tocools cut each fin from the aluminum block with a machine.
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Arkua 648N-6B Copper Core 1U Heatsink Review
Dec 30, 2002 - Frosty No.1311
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
To spice things up, and ensure that those PIII or Athlon processors don't
catch fire, Arkua have added a sweet copper core of 19mm in diameter.
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Akasa AK350 Copper 1U Heatsink Review
Dec 23, 2002 - Frosty No.1307
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
In the case of the AK350, the entire heatsink
appears to made by cold forged from one small billet of copper.
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Globalwin CAK4-76T Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1306
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
When installed properly, the thermistor should be able to sense the temperature at the base of the heatsink and adjust fan RPM to compensate.
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Globalwin CAK4-86 Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1305
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
True performance coolers are starting to fall by the wayside as consumers have gradually picked up the call to arms for quieter, low-noise cooling over raw fan power, and high decibels.
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Fortis Tech A93 Copper Heatsink Review
Dec 22, 2002 - Frosty No.1304
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The design of the Fortis Tech A93 is pretty
simple with copper fins soldered to a punched out copper base.
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Fortis Tech Monster 90 Heatsink Review
Dec 19, 2002 - Frosty No.1299
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
At the heart of no less than two outer rims of extruded
aluminum, lies a copper core.
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Tocools Novasonic Heatsink Review
Dec 18, 2002 - Frosty No.1296
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
There
have been other examples of similar techniques, but nothing quite like Tocools
application on the Novasonic.
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Vantec Nexus NXP201 Fan-Controller Review
Dec 09, 2002 - Frosty No.1291
Category: Cases
A fan speed rheostat (as they were originally called) is meant to bring
RPM control to the users' finger tips.
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Vantec Nexus NXP101 MultiFunction Controller
Dec 09, 2002 - Frosty No.1289
Category: Cases
In addition to the styling good looks of brushed aluminum,
Vantec include three shades of translucent covers to give the NXP101 you own personal touch.
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Computer Maintenance: Spiral Cable Wrap
Dec 09, 2002 - Frosty No.1290
Category: Cases
Believe it or not, even the least expensive white box relies on a few basic principles of internal case air-flow for cooling.
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ATI R300: Thermal Problems Caused by the Shim
Dec 04, 2002 - Frosty No.1288
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
To put it bluntly, there is problem with the ATI R300 processor package that impacts just how well heatsinks
can cool on the Radeon 9700 Pro.
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Akasa Silver Mountain 2Q Copper Heatsink Review
Nov 27, 2002 - Frosty No.1282
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
The
silver mountain is a unique breed among coolers - it's based upon a solid
copper foundation.
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GlacialTech Igloo 4300 Heatsink Review
Nov 27, 2002 - Frosty No.1284
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
As with other Glacialtech heatsinks, the Igloo 4300 uses fairly thin
fins of varying height to dissipate the heat.
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Thermalright SLK800 Copper Heatsink Review
Nov 26, 2002 - Frosty No.1280
Category: Cooling / Heatsinks
Okay, an all silver heatsink would be better, but since such a thing doesn't exist in the mainstream cooling world, we'll just have to settle for the Thermalright SLK-800 and plug our ears.
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